Qantas looks like it will have to pay millions after illegally sacking 1,700 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CFMEU officials have been fined for unlawful conduct at a Brisbane construction site.

Right-leaning public figures dominate the online hate speech scene, researchers reveal.

Tasmania’s Integrity Commission says it is under-funded, under-staffed, and overdue for reform.

Australia’s flood insurance sector has failed to protect policyholders, a new inquiry reveals.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) raided the Northern Land Council (NLC) in Darwin and Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC) on Groote Eylandt as part of separate corruption investigations.

Former NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald is appealing his 14-year prison sentence for corruption.

The NSW Parliament has launched an inquiry into modern slavery risks.

Australia’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level ever, raising alarm.

The Albanese Government is cracking down on business practices it says are hurting consumers.

ANU has asked staff to sacrifice pay while cutting more jobs.

Australians are fed up with tax dodgers, and the ATO is cashing in.

The NT Government is pushing ahead its law-and-order agenda.

Experts have conducted a deep analysis of tech risks in Australia, commissioned by the federal government.

Australia’s critical infrastructure now has a cyber survival guide.

Commonwealth Bank has been fined $7.5 million for breaching Australia’s spam laws.

BHP is being sued for $70 billion over claims it destroyed a god.

A potential GrainCorp worker strike may disrupt NSW’s bumper harvest season.

Boeing will slash 17,000 jobs and delay the 777X jet as financial pressures mount due to an ongoing worker strike.

Experts have investigated potential flaws in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

Cbus workers have secured a new agreement featuring AI and leave standards.

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Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

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